Interpreting a JAR-file in .NET

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Einar Høst

Hi,

I'm writing a C#.NET app that needs to extract some files that are packaged
as a JAR-file. I'd like to avoid having to install java on the (client)
machine. Therefore, I'm wondering: have any of you done this? How did you do
it? Sadly, SharpLibZip doesn't seem to support the JAR-format. Is there any
other (free) library that can be used?

Thanks,
Einar
 
Einar Høst said:
I'm writing a C#.NET app that needs to extract some files that are packaged
as a JAR-file. I'd like to avoid having to install java on the (client)
machine. Therefore, I'm wondering: have any of you done this? How did youdo
it? Sadly, SharpLibZip doesn't seem to support the JAR-format. Is there any
other (free) library that can be used?
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What happens when you try to use SharpZipLib? It should work fine with
jar files, as they're just zip files with a manifest.
 
Einar Høst said:
I'm writing a C#.NET app that needs to extract some files that are packaged
as a JAR-file. I'd like to avoid having to install java on the (client)
machine. Therefore, I'm wondering: have any of you done this? How did you do
it? Sadly, SharpLibZip doesn't seem to support the JAR-format. Is there any
other (free) library that can be used?
Click to expand...

What happens when you try to use SharpZipLib? It should work fine with
jar files, as they're just zip files with a manifest.

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http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too


Uhm, well, it works. Heh.

Thanks!
 
Einar Høst said:
I'm writing a C#.NET app that needs to extract some files that are packaged
as a JAR-file. I'd like to avoid having to install java on the (client)
machine. Therefore, I'm wondering: have any of you done this? How did you do
it? Sadly, SharpLibZip doesn't seem to support the JAR-format. Is there any
other (free) library that can be used?
Click to expand...

What happens when you try to use SharpZipLib? It should work fine with
jar files, as they're just zip files with a manifest.

--
Jon Skeet - <[email protected]>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too


Btw Jon, why don't you write a book? Like "The thousand insights of Jon for
C#, .NET and programming in general"? I know I'd buy it! I've think you've
helped me like a dozen times... and there must be dozens and dozens like me.
And a dozen dozens and dozens, well that's a whole bunch of people ;-)

Thanks again.
 
Einar Høst said:
Btw Jon, why don't you write a book? Like "The thousand insights of Jon for
C#, .NET and programming in general"? I know I'd buy it! I've think you've
helped me like a dozen times... and there must be dozens and dozens like me.
And a dozen dozens and dozens, well that's a whole bunch of people ;-)
Click to expand...

LOL - thanks for the support.

I've considered writing a book, but it would mostly be bits and pieces.
Now I've got a son, the book I'm considering writing (in a few years!)
is "C# for kids" (or whatever language makes sense). When I was a
child, there were *loads* of books geared particularly towards
enthusiastic kids learning BASIC as a hobby. That seems to have gone
away now - but I'm sure the kids haven't...

Anyway, for the moment I'll just keep putting the tips on my website
and in the C# FAQ :)
 
Einar Høst said:
Btw Jon, why don't you write a book? Like "The thousand insights of Jon for
C#, .NET and programming in general"? I know I'd buy it! I've think you've
helped me like a dozen times... and there must be dozens and dozens like me.
And a dozen dozens and dozens, well that's a whole bunch of people ;-)
Click to expand...

LOL - thanks for the support.

I've considered writing a book, but it would mostly be bits and pieces.
Now I've got a son, the book I'm considering writing (in a few years!)
is "C# for kids" (or whatever language makes sense). When I was a
child, there were *loads* of books geared particularly towards
enthusiastic kids learning BASIC as a hobby. That seems to have gone
away now - but I'm sure the kids haven't...

Anyway, for the moment I'll just keep putting the tips on my website
and in the C# FAQ :)

--
Jon Skeet - <[email protected]>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too


"C# for kids" is a fun idea. Or what about "Ruby for kids"?

Keep the tips coming, on the website, in the C# FAQ and in particular in
this newsgroup. Come to think of it, it's more important to have you right
here helping people on the fly than to have yet another C# book - although
I'm sure it would have been an interesting read.
 
Einar said:
Hi,

I'm writing a C#.NET app that needs to extract some files that are
packaged as a JAR-file. I'd like to avoid having to install java on
the (client) machine. Therefore, I'm wondering: have any of you done
this? How did you do it? Sadly, SharpLibZip doesn't seem to support
the JAR-format. Is there any other (free) library that can be used?
Click to expand...

Don't forget you can also use J# to expose JDK 1.1 library functionality for
..NET components. See Ted Neward's blog:
http://www.neward.net/ted/weblog/index.jsp?date=20040531#1085998534250

Cheers,
 
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